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Medical and dental practices in Dyer County, TN
The medical and dental practices in Dyer County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,307 of 2,394 scored counties
#87 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 147
- 21 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 41
- −2.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $14.3M
- On medical and dental services · $970 a household
- Spending per listing
- $98K
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 99.5
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,320
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
For medical and dental practices, Dyer County has a Groundwork market score of 19 (low): #2,307 of 2,394 scored counties and #87 of 87 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 147 medical and dental practices in Dyer County. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 99.5, 18% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Households in Dyer County spend about $14.3M a year on medical and dental services, or $970 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That works out to $98K per practice, 36% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 41 businesses with payroll in Dyer County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 2.4% from 2019. That is one for every 360 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $250K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Dyer County. Population estimates put the population change in Dyer County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Dyer County compares
The same measures for Tennessee and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the medical and dental practices counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Dyer County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 99.5 | 74.9 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $98K | $145K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 360 | 320 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.4% | +2.4% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.1% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $970 | $1,088 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $58,154 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 42 → 41−2.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 327
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 22Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14721 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 94The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $250K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Dyer County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Dyer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,320−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 14,769
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 512 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71
- Median household income
- $58,154+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,907
- Median home value
- $166,400
- Jobs located here
- 15,590
- Daytime population
- 36,284Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fayette County, TN | 84 | 33 | 19.2 | $610K | +7.7% | #42 of 2,394 |
| 2Morgan County, TN | 80 | 11 | 15.3 | $658K | +5.3% | #95 of 2,394 |
| 3Meigs County, TN | 76 | 8 | 15.3 | $645K | +10.8% | #163 of 2,394 |
| 4Jackson County, TN | 75 | 6 | 12.5 | $742K | +7.1% | #189 of 2,394 |
| 5Union County, TN | 74 | 23 | 29.0 | $346K | +8.1% | #237 of 2,394 |
| 6Hawkins County, TN | 71 | 63 | 26.7 | $361K | +5.0% | #310 of 2,394 |
| 7Hickman County, TN | 70 | 34 | 36.0 | $285K | +5.0% | #347 of 2,394 |
| 8Trousdale County, TN | 68 | 15 | 40.5 | $254K | +8.4% | #421 of 2,394 |
| 9Crockett County, TN | 67 | 11 | 20.0 | $492K | +0.7% | #430 of 2,394 |
| 10Cannon County, TN | 67 | 18 | 31.2 | $317K | +5.0% | #446 of 2,394 |
| 87Dyer County, TN | 19 | 147 | 99.5 | $98K | −1.1% | #2,307 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Dyer County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
- Doctors, dentists and clinics19
- Dentists and orthodontists28
- Primary care and pediatrics16
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors25
- Physical therapy34
- Optometrists and eye care17
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Dyer County, TN?
There are 147 medical and dental practices on map listings in Dyer County as of September 2026. 21 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 2.4% from 2019. Another 22 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Dyer County, TN spend on medical and dental services?
About $14.3M a year, or $970 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 147 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $98K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,769 households in Dyer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dyer County, TN compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Dyer County has 99.5 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $98K, 36% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Dyer County would have about 94, against 147 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 360 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Dyer County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Dyer County at 36,320 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,769 households. Median household income in Dyer County is $58,154, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.6%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Dyer County scores 19 for medical and dental practices (low), #2,307 of 2,394 scored counties.
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